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VOUGEOT PREMIER CRU
Les Cras
2021

Technical sheet

The appellation

Vougeot is best known for the highly reputed Clos de Vougeot, but there are a number of other outstanding climats in the remaining 16.5 hectares of appellation d’origine contrôlée. A mere pocket handkerchief, but one of silk and lace. These climats are only known to true passionates of Burgundy wine. Take Les Cras, for example. Do you know where to find it?

The word Cras (or Crâs) is common throughout the Côte de Beaune, found in Chambolle-Musigny, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard and Meursault. Crai or Crais other are common forms of the same root, all referring to stony, calcareous plots, with pebbles atop clayey soil.

This climat shares its history with the Clos de Vougeot. The monks of the nearby Abbey of Notre-Dame de Cîteaux planted their vines here in around 1110, just a few years after the Abbey was founded, and indeed the vineyard belonged to the Abbey until it was sold off under the French Revolution.


Les Cras is one of the four Premiers Crus in the Vougeot appellation. The name of the Domaine de la Vougeraie is derived from Vougeot and the Vouge, the small stream flowing through the village.

The vine

Les Crâs Vigne Blanche
Surface: 0.7606 ha
Geographical situation: a part of Les Cras is planted in the Vigne Blanche. Parcel at mid-slope.
Exposure: East
Plantings: 1985/1986 - 1994/1995

Les Crâs
Surface: 0.6681 ha
Geographical situation: part of Les Crâs is planted in the Vigne Blanche. Parcel at mid-slope.
Exposure: East
Plantings: 1983/1984 - 1985/1986

Geographical situation: At Vougeot, halfway between Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Cras lies against the north wall of the Clos de Vougeot, directly in line with the central section of the Grand Cru, at an altitude of 240 to 250 metres. The sun rises over the village of Vougeot, and sets over the Clos Blanc.

Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Soil and subsoil: pure silt, fine and coarse sand giving excellent drainage. Very calcareous.

Planting density: 10 000 vines / ha

Total surface: 1.43 ha

Rootstock: 40 % of massal selection and 60 % of clones.

Organic agriculture. Received official approval in 1999.

Biodynamic agriculture since 2001.

Pruning: Guyot

Vineyard news: Ullage planted out. Earthing-up of the vines in winter. Spraying of nettle and rhubarb, horsetail, yarrow, tansy, comfrey tea during each treatment. Biodynamic preparations 500 and 501 at the end of the winter and of 501 in spring before the flower. Suckers removed in spring.

The wine

Harvest date: September 17th and 27th  2021 (root days).
Selection: hand-sorted in the vineyard and on arrival in the winery.
Yield: 33 hl/ha

Pressurage of full grapes for 2h30.
Settling: 12 hours.
Start fermentation in stainless steel thank and finish in oak barrels.
Pneumatic press.

Length: 16 months in oak barrels and between 2 months in stainless steel thank.
Percentage of new barrels: 24%
Toasting: medium heat.
Source of wood: Allier and Cîteaux
Stirring of the lees: twice a month during the fruit days and rising moon until December.
No racked.

April 12th and 13th  2023 (fruit days) for bottles.
April 11th 2023 (leaf day) for magnums and Jéros.
Limited to 12083 bottles 400 magnums 10 jeroboams

Family Domaine at the heart of Burgundy

Contact us

7bis, rue de l’Eglise
21700 Premeaux Prissey
France

Phone:
+33(0)3 80 62 48 25
Fax:
+33(0)3 80 61 25 44
vougeraie@domainedelavougeraie.com

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1, rue du vieux château
21640 - Vougeot
Burgundy - France
+33 3 80 61 06 10
+33 6 83 79 44 49
contact@lamaisonvougeot.com


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